Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 August 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder completes good assessments to track children's development and plans well for their progress. Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the childminder's and all make consistently good progress.  The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's achievements. She agrees ways to support their learning and well-being to help ensure they receive consistent support between their home and the childminding environment.  The childminder builds on children's interests and next stage in learning to provide a good range of play opportunities and learning experiences, such as visits to the seaside and farm.  The childminder helps children to learn a range of skills at mealtimes. She provides a sociable, relaxed and a very inclusive time for all children, including babies. They enjoy talking together and learn to eat healthy snacks and meals.  The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to identify and target priorities for

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This provision is good

improving her practice, which benefit children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not work closely enough with the nursery schools that children attend to ensure that they receive consistent support to further their learning.  The childminder has not explored all possible ways to help children understand that print is meaningful, or to become familiar with common words, such as their names.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 work more closely with other early years settings children attend to assess and track children's progress and plan to provide children with consistent support  build on children's early reading skills to help them learn to recognise letters and familiar words.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors and in the garden.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including her teaching methods, and use of observation and assessment to support children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to safeguarding, children's progress and well-being, and the childminder's suitability and self-evaluation process.  The inspector sought and took account of the views of parents.  The inspector looked at the range of resources and equipment available for children's use.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on her practice and children's progress very well overall. She has a good understanding of the gaps in her knowledge and skills and is committed to sustaining ongoing improvement. For example, the childminder has refreshed her knowledge of the procedures for seeking additional support for children to ensure she has the skills to identify or help children with developmental delay to catch up. The childminder has a continual focus on increasing children's learning, such as their understanding of other people's cultures and religious beliefs. She keeps her assistants well informed about early years developments, provides them with suitable support and monitors their teaching. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child's welfare to keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans and provides activities that inspire children to experiment and develop their own ideas. She supports their learning through a combination of play activities and first-hand experiences. For instance, she takes them to the seaside where children learn a range of skills; they make patterns with shells, build sandcastles and search for sea creatures in rock pools. The childminder asks children questions that encourage them to think and respond in detail. For example, they described shaving foam as 'clouds in the sky'. The childminder helps develop children's early language skills. For example, she repeats words and adds new vocabulary to model sentence building.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder cares for children in a welcoming, well-resourced and safe environment. She supports them well to settle into her care. Children form strong emotional attachments with the childminder and each other. The childminder is highly successful in helping children overcome personal anxieties and challenges, such as toileting and giving up dummies. She provides a wide range of activities that help children understand about healthy living. For example, she helps them learn to grow tomatoes in the garden, use the trampoline, and enjoy exercise at playparks and woodlands.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for moving on to the next stage of their learning journey, such as starting pre-school or school. For example, babies and toddlers learn to feed and dress themselves. Toddlers learn to concentrate for lengthy periods, for example, while they smother their arms and legs, then the garden wall and mirror, with shaving foam. Older children learn to recognise shapes, count and understand about weight, measurement and quantities. Children are happy, confident and develop good levels independence. They behave well and older children are very kind and considerate towards younger children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467544 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 961014 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Shepperton, Middlesex. The childminder works on Monday to Friday throughout the year. She has a childcare qualification at level 3 and sometimes works with an assistant.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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